Lorries destroyed in scrapyard fire
Written by terry on September 17, 2012 at 09:51
Fire crews were called to a fire at a scrapyard in East Tilbury on 27th August.
The fire broke out at in the early hours of the morning. Three lorries were damaged in the incident.
Firefighters from Grays, Orsett and Basildon attended the incident at the Readmans Industrial Estate on Station Road, East Tilbury at around 1am and spent several hours at the scene.
A spokesperson for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that the electricity board was also called to isolate the power supply to the site as it was “hampering firefighting operations”.
An investigation will now be carried out into how the fire was started.
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